u/Aidamis

(Tagged 2024 but I'll briefly mention 2014)

Hi. I've been recently looking into ranged Paladins and have stumbled, among others, accross Treantmonk's video about his Ranger-y Ancients Paladin he played in a oneshot. The YTber mentioned it was hard to multiclass in and out of a Dexadin owing to the 13 Str requirement. I wanted to share a few thoughts about why I think it's not a big deal.

Back in 2014 ver, Half-Elf could do it pretty easily. You'd keep 14 Con alongside your 13 Str on top of having one of the best species. In Point-Buy, all you had to do was 13 15+1 12+2 8 8 15+1 and you'd be golden. Mountain Dwarf could follow, to an extent, with 13 15+2 12+2 8 8 15, trust me there are worse ASIs at level 4 than +1 Dex +1 Cha.

2024 puts everyone under the same rules: +1 +1 +1 or +2 +1 or +1 +2, with Tasha Custom Race now removed (in all but flavor, flavor is still free). This puts us back to square one where usually the cost of 13 Str is 12 Con. If you can handle that, minmaxing the rest of your stats is smooth sailing. And Paladin handles that rather well thanks to d10 hit dice, high AC, access to Lay on Hands and Aura of Protection.

Just one example to illustrate my point:

Jane Doe wants to play PalaRogue in a level 11 oneshot, split 6/5: she picks Dwarf (+1 hp per level) and Wayfarer. She starts with 13 15+2 12 8 8 15+1 and Lucky. She gets Mage Slayer to fit her RP (+1 Dex) and +2 Dex for her second feat. Even absent Aid (spell slots are precious) she has 12+5*(6+2)+5*(5+2)=87 hp + up to 30 she can heal as a bonus action.

Without Dwarf, she would've had 76 hp but still enough to perform decently.

Keep in mind that Tough is an Origin feat and thus going Human would let us pick any Background while getting the buffer Tough provides.

Conclusion: Dexadin is still doable without becoming a glass canon or stretching yourself too thin. It won't be as easy-to-build and as minmaxed as StrengthLadin or ChaLadin multiclases, but it will function well, as long as you get the most out if its strengths (higher Initiative, ranged weapons, stealth campaign...).

I can see three cases where things will get complicated: 1) the other class requires a 13 in Wisdom or Intelligence, 2) subpar rolled stats and 3) Standard Array (which I'd argue is partially solvable if you don't mind playing Vengeance). And I respect Treantmonk and the community's frequent opinion that a multiclassed Dexadin is more MAD than a Paladin. But I'll never let the 13 Str prerequisite deter me and I hope my brief piece persuaded you as well.

Thank you for reading and for your feredback!

A) Example of manga with yuri as a primary genre: Blooming into You, Adachi and Shimamura, most of the yuri manga that appears on this sub.

The main genre is romance, specifically GL. Anything that has to do with fantasy, scifi, mystery... is of secondary importance. It may serve as a pretext for bringing two or more characters together, or as a backdrop. The romance is the highlight and the main dish.

B) Example of manga with yuri as a secondary genre: MagiRevo, HameFura, Roll Over And Die, Gundam G-Witch (there actually is a manga), Destiny Chain Online, lots of slice of life/comedy manga - Dragon Maid, Bocchi The Rock, Hitori Bocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu, Centaur no Nayami, Machikado Mazoku, Girls Und Panzer Ribbon Warriori, K-On (imho).

The main genre is adventure and/or fantasy and/or slice of life (those often mix from what I've noticed), or scifi with any of the above, can have a dash of band/music action, can have detective work in the front row, so on.

My personal preference: yuri as a secondary genre. In my experience this tends to more often lead to both characters being developed outside of the romance and presented as their own individual that each has goals, hopes and dreams outside of just the romance/the couple.

Granted, good yuri with yuri as the primary genre usually have that! The author does develop the main characters, showcases their different interests, often leverages the secondary genre to serve that purpose and showcase how Girl A's whole character isn't just "girlfriend of Girl B".

It's just that after reading lots of fluffy slice of life school yuri, things get a bit stale for me and I become drawn to the likes of "fantasy or scifi adventure that has a homosexual female main cast".

What's your preference? Yuri as main/primary genre or yuri as a secondary genre ?

I feel like a game like VTMB, on crack, with a Cyberpunk/Deus Ex level of city size and ways to approach problems, but where you start as the bottom of the food chain, could be incredible.

Just picture the options:

You could be a human joining the Inquisition, learning all kinds of skills and weapons to investigate, detect, counter vampires. The game could even borrow some stuff from the likes of Vanitas (an anime) and let you use "doping" to temporarily match a werewolf or a vampire in terms of speed/strength, or at least come to a "halfway between".

You could join a werewolf clan, go full Jacob, maybe do some side-quests and have a forbidden romance with a vampire.

You could be bitten but go on a whole looong sidequest to find a cure, with various endings such as dying but not before safely sharing all the data with the relevant authorities which means a cure to vampirism is found.

You could make a pact with Cthulhu, become a spooky cultists and fight the inquisition, maybe work for a vampire a bit and have them become your sugar daddy.

I feel like this could be done the 1st person Deus Ex/Cyberpunk way or the top-down Dragon Age/Cyberpunk way. Honestly, I don't mind Pathfinder Kingmaker levels of graphics as long as there is depth and replayability.

So many possibilities!

Just pick a publisher who isn't afraid of going super dark with the themes, there's no point if it's a toothless 12+ acepticized game.

I was thinking of getting Jedi Guardian for Force Jump but think of it as the jetpack activating. And going for more blaster perks for more shooting power.

Feel free to share your ideas!

Edit: found, credit goes to u/bib_punk It's the Halo tv show. Thank you to everyone who chimed in!!

Hi. It was either a tv show or a very long movie, 90% sure it was live action (if it was full 3D, it was good full 3D).

Basically there was this semi-desertic planet with a big city where some aristocrat family was in charge. Some bad guys arrived, killed the governor and a usurper took his place, however usurper failed to kill the governor's daughter while his widow went missing.

Months/years later, the daughter came back, infiltrated the city, managed to find her mother and a handful of loyal people. Her mother told her nothing could be done since there were few clansmen left and the usurper had someone powerful behind him (some sort of syndicate or evil space empire).

The girl persevered and at some point nearly got caught by the usurper who was notified she was around.

Somewhere along the way MC was joined by some kind of experienced space mercenary/potentially a cyborg. It all ended in a two vs many shootout in some industrial area where the big guy nearly got killed.

I know for a fact this wasn't Book of Bobba Fett and I'm 90% sure it wasn't the Mandalorian (or I would've started it from season 3 which would've been weird). I know it wasn't Firefly or Serenity, I know it wasn't The Bad Batch and I'm 90% sure it wasn't Star Wars Rebels (just skimmed through the episodes' summaries).

Thank you for your help!

I know light novels love noblemen/aristocrats setups (esp the isekai variety), but what about aristocrat characters who are low on finances and/or bottom of the noble totem pole?

Think knight's daughter MC who lives in a small house and whose household depends on the knight's salary rather than land, which the family has none of or had to sell.

She might be in some high-tier school, but only thanks to dad's superior repaying a favor and that's about it. That could in turn justifiy a character not having most nobles' snobby attitude since she has to intermingle with the common folk all the time.

Would you know of any such works where low-tier nobility plays a part, be it regarding the protag or other key characters, or even themes?

Thank you!!

Hi. I've been prepping for a oneshot and in a Druids video DnD conoisseur Treatmonk mentioned how in his interpretation 2024 Wild Shape no longer allowed species features. I happen to have a different interpretation.

Here's the official PHB text:

[  Game Statistics. Your game statistics are replaced by the statistics of the Beast's stat block, but you retain your creature type; Hit Points; Hit Point Dice; Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores; class features; languages; and feats. You also retain your skill and saving throw proficiencies and use your Proficiency Bonus for them, in addition to gaining the proficiencies of the creature. If a skill or saving thow modifier in the Beast'stat block is higher than yours, use the one in the stat block.

  No Spellcasting. You can’t cast spells, but shape-shifting doesn’t break your Concentration or otherwise interfere with a spell you’ve already cast. (...).]

2014 ver, for comparison:

[While you are transformed, the following rules apply:

• You can't cast spells, and your ability to speak or take any action that requires hands is limited to the capabilities of your beast form. Transforming doesn't break your concentration on a spell you've already cast, however, or prevent you from taking actions that are part of a spell, such as Call Lightning, that you've already cast.

• You retain the benefit of any features from your class, race, or other source and can use them if the new form is physically capable of doing so. However, you can't use any of your special senses, such as darkvision, unless your new form also has that sense. (...)]

Treantmonk notices species features are not listed next "class features, languages and feats". Imho, them not being listed does not mean they're prohibited. Notice how for spellcasting, the text is explicit in both 2014 and 2024 ver. I would expect species features to BOTH not be on the list of the usable stuff AND have a whole bulletpoint that would've been "You cannot use your species features."

This is a biased interpretation, I won't hide it. While at the end of the day I'd simply allow species features in Wildshape as a houserule when I DM, I remain open to discussion on the topic.

Thank you for your opinions!

EDIT: Solved! I was against a specific Hero and Heroes' Powers go first. Thank you for enlightening me!

Hi. Just played Murlocks. Got the effect where Timewarped minions were in the tavern on turns 7 and 10.

Got not one but two Timewarped Mrrrgrls and one Choral Mrrrgrl. As you might expect, if you put Choral between the two Timewarped, Choral gets big stats because it gets your hand's stats, plus your hand's stats twice from both Timewarped Mrrrgrls.

However, this is the part that may be potentially a bug -- normally, Mrrrgrl's effects occur at the start of the turn, before anyone can attack.

However, after I gave Choral taunt, in two battles out of three (third was last) my opponent could attack Choral before Choral gained the bonuses.

I can see two possibilities:

• For some reason Taunt delays the application of all three Mrrrgrl's effects
• My opponent was the Dwarf whose could grab a minion from the tavern and launch it at a random enemy minion -- for whatever reason that effect must have applied before the Mrrrgrl's effects did. I'd like to say that I did buff the minion as is (it wasn't a 20/20 Choral Mrrglr), it's just that my opponent had minions in the tavern with huge stat values (Demons + Elementals build)

Hi. I'm just your average depressed jaded dude. For over a year, I've been putting a piece of paper or a thin business card on the bottom right corner of my screen. I don't a clock in my room, I don't own a wristwatch, I don't chck my phone that often.

Needless to say, I'm cr4p at time management and always angry at myself for not having the time to do stuff I had planned for the day.

Can anyone relate? What did you do to eventually allow yourself to have the clock more accessible? Personally, it just stressed me out, I'd rather get lost.

Thank you!

By that I mean a love interest who initially gets closer to the protag to serve her own personal agenda, a magic-highschool-infiltrator-from-the-enemy-country, so on. Someone who does not tell all the truth even if they mean well.

With the love interest eventually falling in love with MC and probably some drama related to the reveal of the love interest's initial secret goals.

Seems like a legit alternative to fantasy isekai to me. Btw I suspect that if syosetu struck a deal with Disney (which would never happen) the platform may become flooded with Jedi isekai.

But as is given that Gundam/Yamato 2199/Space Dandy are popular if someone writes an isekai in that vein it could be interesting imho.

I just don't know that much about what's already available and has been translated.

Thank you for your input!

I've seen the trope a million times and it's kind of irritating me. I know I should just not hate-read stuff (and fortunately I usually stop as soon as I smell bs) but the question has been on my mind for some time.

Let's take a random 1st world country, let's say the State of Texas. Now imagine a M John Smith Sr takes out a loan from a small private bank. And that the bank puts into the loan contract a clause (which I assume would be illegal) that if Smith Sr can't repay the debt, the bank goes after the next of kin. (Not that the next of kin agreed to be guarantors and co-sign!) This does include M John Smith Jr who hasn't talked to his dad in ages and is living on the other side of the State and yet somehow he's supposed to be liable. Now let's say Smith Sr vanishes and is nowhere to be found.

In fanfictionland, this would lead to nasty business because the author is looking for a narrative shortcut. But what about IRL?

Can Mr Smith Jr just ignore the bank repeatedly asking for the debt to be repaid? Can the bank try to bury Mr Smith Jr legally even though they don't have solid ground to stand on? What would be Mr Smith Jr lawyer's main line of defense?

I do believe the most recent law prevents the debts of parents from passing on to spouses or children if neither were guarantors/co-signees of a loan contract.

I'm not necessarily looking for precise details, just to confirm my own suspicions that if the dumb fanfic trope occured IRL the whole farce wouldn't last a year since the debt's owner doesn't have a case and will be sued for harassment if they insist they do.

Thank you!

Let's say we add the same two Weapon Masteries feature Barbarians get. All else stays as is except maybe Profane Soul subclass if you believe the 2024 changes to Warlock should bring some change to Profane Soul's features.

I think they still make for okay dual wielders and ranged martials.

The potential of Magic Initiate Druid at level 1 makes an Int or Wis build more likely, and that build can still use PAM with a quarterstaff.

Face Bloodhunters are a bit easier to build as well (MI: D Charisma) albeit if we don't want to go single class, 13 Str or Dex + 13 Int (or Wis) multiclass requirements remain.

Personally I'd maybe add Alchemist Tools' proficiency for Mutant and some optional Masteries for Predatory Strikes (think Sap, simply add PS to the list of eligible weapons). But that's about it.

Mutant can still herpaderp with their Mutagens, maybe go Hermit for the Herbalism kit to follow a theme.

Thanks for your feedback!

I personally find that it could be fun. The genre/trope itself is no stranger to subtropes that lend well to "game" elements - one magical girl transformed using magic pills she had a limited amount of, Ojoumajo Doremi magecraft relied on fuel in the form of magic beads which were loaded into wands like bullets in a clip or lever action rifle. The android Cibernella, I assume, needed to recharge batteries/change cooling fluids even though it wasn't shown in the anime.

It's also possible to have some kind of 12h/ 24h cooldown that complicates things further. Maybe the MC has to develop/grow powers aside from whatever "transforming" gives them.

This also potentially gives two areas of development - abilities available when transformed and those that aren't.

Again, anything goes - MC could be a guy and the transformation could be activating some special mode on their grandfather's suit of plate armor, that's "mahou shoujo" enough (there's a reason why Power Rangers could be seen as a bit of an alter ego).

I'm curious about the litrpg community feels about the topic and whether there are solid litrpg works that feature it. Thank you!

Hi. After replying to a fellow redditor's post, I decided to revisit Barb/Bard. Thankfully, I had spent long thinking up build so I can keep things concise.

My humble opinion for 2014 ver is that a playable Barb/Bard requires a combination of Barbarian with good level 6 passives (and/or formidable rage option and level 3 passives) and a Bard with usable rage-friendly options (and/or terrific utility).

What about 2024 ver then?

I immediately jump to the following: pack leader Wildheart Barb 5/Dance Bard X.

The idea is to play in a party with two other melee PCs, go Wolf then use Tandem Footwork and Inspiring Movement for tactical advantage.

Probably as a Goliath (if you go large you get more out of Wolf) with the Alert feat.

Feel free to chime in what would be your take on "Skald" under the new rules. Thank you!

Disclaimer: I know all of this costs money and I understand why even some of this may take time to implement. Also, at no point do I intend to point fingers at the devs or comment on "corporate greed" or start a rant. This is like an early wholesome "dear Santa" list, not a rant post.

• The base being influenced by seasons - spring, summer, autumn, winter (wheather might be a tad much to ask but who knows maybe light rain isn't that hard to code)
• "date" events that don't necessarily raise a character's social link but give some fluff to enjoy. The bullet point above can help with that - eating hot chestnuts in winter, cleaning up dead leaves in autumn, valentine chocolate in February...
• Animations updates - many characters with the same weapon type use the same animation
• If possible, have Ultimates take into account a character's skin, such as Ruka doing the free SS Ult in the S-memoria black summer outfit (I know it may be low on the priority list because S-skins don't make WFS money)
• Cooking events with results varying depending on who you invite to the cookout (see Fire Emblem Three Houses). Can be programmed with visual novel dialogue and 2D pictures of the same dish being well-cooked/burn/sloppy presentation etc. You'd have Yuina nail a cake but fumble with sashimi, for instance
• (optional) have the cooking play out through a fight using the Training Arena assets and a couple of reskinned enemies
• An actual eye textures for characters whose eyes are hidden by bangs (for instance Ruka and Miko). I don't understand why the eye isn't represented on either 3D model esp since it has been established neither character has actually lost an eye. Again, bangs/hair. I'm not listing Kozue or Bon Ivar (whose eye is invisible behind the eyepatch) or Asami who legit survived severe trauma and said trauma is well-covered.

Feel free to list anything that comes to your mind, be it animation/textures related or some other quality-of-life changes you'd wish HBR implemented.

Thank you!